When using TinyTERM 3.3 on Windows 95 or higher, files may be lost after saving them. This can include scripts, .tap connection files, or files downloaded from a remote system.

The problem is long directory name support in TinyTERM 3.3. By default it installs to a subdirectory of C:\Program Files, but it doesn’t fully recognize the space in the path name. So when it tries to save, it uses any spaces in the path as file name separators. This causes files to be written to incorrect directories, or even to be renamed.

The solution is to uninstall TinyTERM, then reboot the PC and reinstall. On reinstall, change the directory path to a classic 8.3 name, such as C:\Century.

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